The unexamined life
I’m at an interesting crossroads with my writing, as may be evident in my lack of output in recent months. At first I was burned out from having written the book. But I finished the manuscript about a year and a half ago, so I think that excuse is probably …
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Gods restrain me…
Venus (goddess of property) is getting ready to oppose Saturn (god of getting way in over one’s head) tomorrow, and I’ve fallen dangerously in love with a house – a surprisingly affordable 1929 bungalow in a great part of town. It’s a bit of a mess (because that’s what I …
Read MorePost-eclipse exploits: As the Tooth Turns.
Wednesday’s lunar eclipse made a rather precise square to my Ascendant – an astrological symbol laden with meanings both practical and esoteric, among them a description of the physical body. If yon friend, family member, or client is ailing, undergoing surgery, getting into an accident, or doing somethin’ freaky with …
Read MoreNot without my tooth!
Our saga begins a decade ago, in a neighborhood about ten minutes from here. The veteran of two root canals, I immediately recognized the dangerous throb in my number 14 molar. Having recently returned to San Diego, where I’d never really found a dentist to call my own – I’d …
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Saturn in Virgo: Edits and other torture.
I’m in the throes of editing the author proofs for my book, and it’s painful. Over the years, I’ve perfected a rather obsessive writing process – dashing off a draft, printing it out, marking it up; typing in the changes, printing it out, marking it up; lather, rinse, and repeat …
Read MorePerfectionism trampled cruelly underfoot
I’m a Leo and Jonny is a Libra, but this is a very Virgo household. Our composite chart has oodles of Virgo planets, I’ve got Mars, Pluto, and the Midheaven in Virgo, and Jonny has Venus and Mars in this service-loving sign. So while you’d think I’d be happy (for …
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Mars/Saturn lessons
We’re only a few days into Mars’ interminable journey through Cancer (until MAY 9, people. MAY 9! – okay, with January and February off for good behavior, but still), and already I’m feeling defensive and prickly. Someone owes me money (Mars is conjunct my natal Venus), a situation that never …
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Fun With Asteroids, Saturn, and Eclipses
Saturn is poised at the final dramatic degree of Leo, preparing to hurl itself into Virgo on September 2. Pretty darn close, too, to Tuesday’s Lunar Eclipse points at 4.46 Virgo/Pisces. Felt like it, didn’t it? The last degree of Leo is associated with a fascinating fixed star called Regulus. …
Read MoreStuff, trivial and sad
I’m thisclose to finishing my beleaguered site renovation – just have to go over everything and make sure the links and forms are all working, and convert some more articles to the new template. It is beyond tedious – real Venus retrograde in Virgo stuff. I’ve been looking at the …
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Moving into Scorpio time
If you’ve been wondering why everything is taking about three times longer than it should these days, look to Mars in laconic Taurus, gathering static electricity as it reluctantly scoots toward a showdown with Neptune in Aquarius (July 24) and Saturn in Leo (July 31). Frustrating! Hereabouts, I’ve been hammering …
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